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El cantante

  • 2006
  • R
  • 1h 46min
PUNTUACIÓN EN IMDb
5,5/10
5,4 mil
TU PUNTUACIÓN
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony in El cantante (2006)
Theatrical Trailer from Picturehouse Entertainment
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10 vídeos
73 imágenes
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La vida de Héctor Lavoe, que inició el movimiento salsero en 1975 y lo llevó a Estados Unidos.La vida de Héctor Lavoe, que inició el movimiento salsero en 1975 y lo llevó a Estados Unidos.La vida de Héctor Lavoe, que inició el movimiento salsero en 1975 y lo llevó a Estados Unidos.

  • Dirección
    • Leon Ichaso
  • Guión
    • Leon Ichaso
    • David Darmstaeder
    • Todd Bello
  • Reparto principal
    • Marc Anthony
    • Jennifer Lopez
    • John Ortiz
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  • PUNTUACIÓN EN IMDb
    5,5/10
    5,4 mil
    TU PUNTUACIÓN
    • Dirección
      • Leon Ichaso
    • Guión
      • Leon Ichaso
      • David Darmstaeder
      • Todd Bello
    • Reparto principal
      • Marc Anthony
      • Jennifer Lopez
      • John Ortiz
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    • 49Reseñas de críticos
    • 46Metapuntuación
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    • Premios
      • 1 premio en total

    Vídeos10

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    Trailer 2:21
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    El Cantante Scene: Scene 2
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    El Cantante Scene: Scene 3

    Imágenes73

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    Marc Anthony
    Marc Anthony
    • Hector Lavoe
    Jennifer Lopez
    Jennifer Lopez
    • Puchi
    John Ortiz
    John Ortiz
    • Willie Colon
    Manny Perez
    Manny Perez
    • Eddie
    Vincent Laresca
    Vincent Laresca
    • Ralph
    Federico Castelluccio
    Federico Castelluccio
    • Jerry Masucci
    Nelson Vasquez
    Nelson Vasquez
    • Johnny Pacheco
    Antone Pagán
    • Papo
    • (as Antone Pagan)
    Romi Dias
    Romi Dias
    • Priscilla
    Jared Everleth
    • Tito (4 yrs.)
    Bernard Hernandez
    • Tito (7 yrs.)
    Christopher Becerra
    • Tito (12-15 yrs.)
    Andrea Navedo
    Andrea Navedo
    • Zaida
    Ismael Miranda
    • Hector's Father
    Tito Allen
    • Singer
    Víctor Manuelle
    Víctor Manuelle
    • Ruben Blades
    Michael Wright
    Michael Wright
    • Shooting Gallery Man
    Cucu Diamantes
    • Female Junkie
    • Dirección
      • Leon Ichaso
    • Guión
      • Leon Ichaso
      • David Darmstaeder
      • Todd Bello
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    5SnoopyStyle

    unspectacular biopic done with limited cinematic style

    This is a biopic of salsa singer Héctor Lavoe (Marc Anthony) who lived from 1946 to 1993. His wife Puchi (Jennifer Lopez) recalls their lives together in 2002. Héctor arrives in NYC from Ponce, Puerto Rico in the early 60s. He quickly gets some success. He meets Puchi who comes from a family of drug dealers. He slowly falls into the world of drugs as his live falls apart.

    Marc Anthony's performance comes alive whenever he's singing. He's only competent as an actor but at times, he's overwhelmed by the bigger personality of JLo. There isn't anything original in this biopic story. What's truly lacking is a good cinematic style. This is shot with a style more fitting to a good TV movie. It has way too many montages and the style lacks intensity. The music is great but this can't be just a concert movie.
    8zken-1

    A music movie that is not perfect, but a must for music fans

    Sure, this movie is not perfect. But the fact that it is a snap shot of the glorious high point of SALSA, makes it something special. The story is sad and clichéd, but the excitement of seeing Mark Anthony on the screen is real. Jennifer adds pathos, and really does quite well as the framer of the plot. But the movie wouldn't have been made with Mark Anthony as the center of the film. Then it would have been a concert movie, not a dramatic work. He is a stunning and unbelievable musical talent, and the form of the film is a classic one, where a great singer gets to make a movie. If you compare it to all the other films where this was done (think Elvis), this film far surpasses all of them. But the whole point of the movie is Mr. Anthony's dream,,,to show how a wonderful moment in musical history unfolded and sadly came to an end. This is a story beyond the life of Hector, and one that is classic in illustrating the rise and fall of popular music and culture. The great artists in our pop culture only have a short life before they are destroyed by a society and media that eats its young. If you love music, Latin culture, and reliving the 70's and 80's, this is a movie you will not soon forget. Viva!
    7LamontSmith

    Hector Lavoe's life on the big screen

    I knew very little about Hector Lavoe or his music before seeing this film and I must admit that apart from knowing a few of his songs, I still can't say that I know the man or why he was the way he was. The film almost glorified his tragic lifestyle and choices but gave us no real insight into what motivated the man.

    I take the film 'Ray' as an example. We go deep into Ray's childhood to understand why he does what he does, positive and negative, and why he thinks and feels the way he does. We never see Hector as a child, I don't know what happened to his mother and never get a sense of the relationship between him and his father.

    Honestly, and sadly, this film doesn't make me see Hector Lavoe the man or the even Hector Lavoe, the musical genius. From the first sequence, this film was about a drug addict who also sang who was named Hector Lavoe.

    I think he deserved more than that.

    With that said, the music is very well done and there were flashes of brilliance but there was too much quick cutting and jumping away from dramatic moments. It's fine if you wanted the music sequences to be fast paced but even dramatic moments were rushed along and stylized to the point of taking me out of the film.

    Good film but poorly directed and not a classic which, like I said, Hector deserved better. He deserved the full 'Ray' treatment of this being a shining testament to his genius and not a movie about Puchi's husband.
    6lastliberal

    Salsa and JLo. What's not to like?

    Salsa. The term was coined in the 1970s by young musicians like Hector Lavoe, Larry Harlow, Ray Baretto, Willie Colon, who wanted a different name for the kind of music they were playing. The term "salsa" was then popularized by Izzy Sanabria, owner of the Latin New York magazine, and Jerry Massuci, owner of Fania Records. There is a huge debate over whether "salsa" originated in Cuba or Puerto Rico. I love Afro-Cuban music, so I tend to favor Cuba, but it really doesn't matter as there are so many styles - Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, LA, New York, Columbian, Mambo.

    This film is a tribute to salsa and to Hector Lavoe - The Voice. Marc Anthony does a good job of impersonating Lavoe and giving us a look into his demons - alcohol, drugs, jealous fantasy. Jennifer Lopez plays his wife, Puchi, and we see the trials and tribulations of a marriage that was shaky at best.

    Enjoy the music and enjoy JLo. What more do you want?
    7FmUoCoKk

    A Fair Assessment of the Film

    First of all, this film is not as bad as people are saying it is. Jennifer Lopez is good and Mark Anthony is great. The music alone is worth your money. That, however, is where the praise must end.

    Unfortunately, the script seems sloppy. There's no structure to the story, and the film fails for it. Moments that should be important seem to occur too quickly to feel because the screenwriter(s) seems to lack a sense of pace.

    This could have been helped by a good director. Unfortunately, again, the director was one of the screenwriters, which of course didn't bode well for his sense of pacing. The film is jarringly disconnected and the characters, even Lavoe himself, are far less developed than they should be.

    Had a film like "Ray" never been released, "El Cantante" would have met every expectation of the public. Unfortunately for the filmmakers of "El Cantante", "Ray" provided a structured script that developed the lead as well as the supporters. "El Cantante" seems to half-develop Puchi and Lavoe, and give really no more than minimal screen time to any supporting cast.

    Which leads to probably the biggest problem of all. This film is told through the eyes of Puchi, Hector's wife. While this should provide an insight to who Hector was as a person, it's a very slanted account and the average moviegoer can tell that important things have been left out. This isn't like "Ray", where Ray Charles himself was giving the story and therefore could tell things how they were. Puchi (and subsequently the film) only seems to mention the other women in Hector's life in passing, focuses very little on the tours that Hector undoubtedly went on without her, and really doesn't let us into the world of the entertainment business in the 60's and 70's. Some of this, I'm sure, is because Puchi just didn't know about these things. Some of it too, I suspect, is because she didn't want it in the movie.

    This problem would have been rectified if the film was about Puchi with Hector as a supporting character, and if consequently Puchi had been developed to her fullest capabilities. That did not happen.

    One has to wonder if some of the reason for the lack of character development and pacing is because they caught wind of the other Lavoe film "The Singer" and tried to rush to beat it to the theaters.

    In the end, this film is worth the watch. Is it a classic? No. Is it a good time? Absolutely. There may be another, better Lavoe movie released in our lifetimes. Right now, this film is worth it.

    The Script gets a "D". The Director gets a "B", if for no other reason than amazing musical scenes. The Actors get an "A".

    Therefore, I give the film a solid B+.

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    • Curiosidades
      In a 2016 discussion with SAG-AFTRA, Jennifer Lopez cited "El Cantante" as the film she is most proud of in her career.
    • Pifias
      In the scene where Hector Perez signs his contract with Jerry Masucci and is given the name Hector Lavoe. Willie Colon is standing behind him. On the wall behind Willie is a framed album cover of "The Hustler", the second album they made together. At this point in the story they have not yet recorded together.
    • Citas

      Hector Lavoe: I love you.

      Puchi: You always love me when you're high.

    • Conexiones
      Featured in HBO First Look: The Making of 'El Cantante' (2007)
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      It's Time for Christmas Crooner
      Written by Stephen Edwards

      Performed by Michael Dees

      Published by Engine Co 35 (ASCAP) & Source in Sync Music (ASCAP)

      Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

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    Detalles

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    • Fecha de lanzamiento
      • 3 de agosto de 2007 (Estados Unidos)
    • País de origen
      • Estados Unidos
    • Sitios oficiales
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Idiomas
      • Español
      • Inglés
    • Títulos en diferentes países
      • Who Killed Hector Lavoe?
    • Localizaciones del rodaje
      • Puerto Rico
    • Empresas productoras
      • Nuyorican Productions
      • R-Caro Productions
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    • Recaudación en Estados Unidos y Canadá
      • 7.556.712 US$
    • Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
      • 3.202.035 US$
      • 5 ago 2007
    • Recaudación en todo el mundo
      • 8.057.636 US$
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      1 hora 46 minutos
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      • 1.85 : 1

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